Brett Brown: Joel Embiid has 'a lot on his shoulders,' fatigued late in Pacers loss

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After a dominant start by Joel Embiid on Friday night, one that had him entering the locker room at halftime with 28 points and 14 rebounds, things turned south for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Indiana Pacers rallied back in the second half to beat the 76ers 113-101 at the Wells Fargo Center behind a big third-quarter push, nullifying the big night Embiid had built up. While he still finished with an impressive stat line — Embiid dropped a game-high 40 points and 21 rebounds, shooting 13-of-22 from the field — coach Brett Brown said he noticed a big change in his star center in the second half: He was tired.

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